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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. Who does Stansfield want to reinstate?
2. Who does Aziz use as his human shield?
3. What does Aziz call the Iraqi people?
4. Who will squeeze into the inner ventilation system?
5. Who do Flood and Stansfield think Baxter's decision endangers?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is Salim Rusan doing outside the White House?
2. How does Aziz feel in this section?
3. What do the Navy SEALS plan in this section?
4. How does the General react when he hears the President is in danger?
5. What do the President and his men discuss in the bunker?
6. How does Mitch plan to see what the situation is outside the President's bunker?
7. Describe Generals Flood and Campbell's briefing in this section.
8. What does Rapp fear about Rielly?
9. What does Rapp learn from Reilly in this section?
10. Why does Mitch feel frustrated in this section?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Do you think it is right to negotiate with a terrorist? What problems could negotiation cause? What do you think a negotiator has to know about before entering into negotiations?
Essay Topic 2
Compare Flynn's book to similar espionage novels.
1) Which ideas has he taken from previous works?
2) How has he used these ideas to develop his own meaning?
Essay Topic 3
Look at the structure of the novel.
1) How does Flynn use character and dialogue to drive the narrative?
2) Discuss elements of the narrative structure: exposition, conflict, complication, climax, resolution and conclusion. Do all the elements make for a logical and linear story? How does the story's structure express the novel's themes?
3) Aside from the main character, examine the way Flynn uses the other characters in the story. When does he introduce and take them away from the story? What effect does it have?
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